INS Vikrant (2013)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Vikrant (1961).

INS Vikrant (2013)
INS Vikrant
History
India
NameVikrant
NamesakeVikrant (1961)
OperatorIndian Navy
Ordered2004
BuilderCochin Shipyard Limited
Cost₹23,000 crore (equivalent to ₹260 billion or US$3.1 billion in 2023)[4][5]
Laid down28 February 2009
Launched12 August 2013
Acquired28 July 2022 [1]
Commissioned2 September 2022
IdentificationPennant number: R11
Motto
  • जयेम सं युधिस्पृधः (Sanskrit)
  • "I defeat those who fight against me" (translated)
Nickname(s)IAC-1
StatusIn active service[2][3]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeVikrant-class aircraft carrier
Displacement
Length262 m (860 ft)
Beam62 m (203 ft)
Height59 m (194 ft)[6]
Draught8.4 m (28 ft)
Depth25.6 m (84 ft)
Decks14
Installed power
PropulsionTwo shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)[17]
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)[7]
Crew196 officers, 1,449 sailors (including air crew)[12]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilities12,500 m2 flight deck[9]

INS Vikrant (pronounced [vikraːnt̪ə])[20] is an aircraft carrier in service with Indian Navy. The carrier is India's fourth carrier and the first to be built in India. It was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala. The namesake Vikrant is a tribute to India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (1961). Vikrant means "courageous" in Sanskrit.[21] The motto of the ship, "जयेम सम् युधिस्पृधः" (Sanskrit), means "I defeat those who dare to challenge me" (English). It is currently one of two active aircraft carriers in the Indian Navy, the other being the flagship INS Vikramaditya.

Work on the ship's design began in 1999. The keel was laid in 2009. The carrier was floated out of dry dock in December 2011[22] and launched in August 2013.[23] Basin trials were completed in December 2020,[24] and sea trials started in August 2021.[25] Its commissioning ceremony was held on 2 September 2022.[26] Aircraft flight trials will be completed in 2023.[25][27] The total cost of the project is approximately ₹23,000 crore (equivalent to ₹260 billion or US$3.1 billion in 2023) at the time of first sea trials.[4][5]

Vikrant's air group can consist up to 26 Rafale M fighters[28] and up to 4 Kamov Ka-31,[29] or 2 HAL Dhruv NUH[30] or 4 MH-60R[31] helicopters.[5] It is 262 metres (860 ft) in length, with a top speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) and endurance of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi). The ship has 2,300 compartments manned by 1,700 seamen. It has a hospital complex, cabins for female officers, eight kilometres (5.0 mi) of corridors, and eight generators capable of lighting up a city of 2 million people.[32]

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